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US-12158972

Interrupting receipt of sensitive information

PublishedDecember 3, 2024
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Technical Abstract

A method includes detecting an initial vocalization by a user in an environment including a primary device and a secondary device, analyzing the initial vocalization to determine whether a future vocalization is likely to contain sensitive information based on the initial vocalization where the future vocalization is a potential future vocalization, and controlling, based on determining that the future vocalization is likely to contain sensitive information, a speaker of the primary device to output a noise canceling signal configured to prevent the secondary device from detecting the future vocalization.

Patent Claims
15 claims

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2. The method of claim 1, wherein the initial vocalization is directed to the secondary device.

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3. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing the initial vocalization comprises determining a content of the initial vocalization.

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4. The method of claim 3, wherein determining the content of the initial vocalization comprises performing natural language processing of the initial vocalization.

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5. The method of claim 3, wherein the content of the initial vocalization is indicative of a likelihood of the future vocalization containing sensitive information.

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6. The method of claim 5, wherein the likelihood of the future vocalization containing sensitive information indicates that the future vocalization will contain sensitive information.

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7. The method of claim 1, wherein the initial vocalization is at least one of a phrase including two or more words or a portion of a password.

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10. The system of claim 9, wherein the initial vocalization is directed to the secondary device.

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11. The system of claim 9, wherein analyzing the initial vocalization comprises determining a content of the initial vocalization.

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12. The system of claim 11, wherein determining the content of the initial vocalization comprises performing natural language processing of the initial vocalization.

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13. The system of claim 11, wherein the content of the initial vocalization is indicative of a likelihood of the future vocalization containing sensitive information.

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14. The system of claim 13, wherein the likelihood of the future vocalization containing sensitive information indicates that the future vocalization will contain sensitive information.

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15. The system of claim 9, wherein the initial vocalization is at least one of a phrase including two or more words or a portion of a password.

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18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to provide a notification based on determining that the future vocalization is likely to contain sensitive information.

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19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the notification provides an indication to inform the user that the user was disclosing sensitive information.

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20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the initial vocalization is at least one of a phrase including two or more words or a portion of a password.

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Filing Date

May 10, 2023

Publication Date

December 3, 2024

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